The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), has busted a drug warehouse run by a cartel controlled by drug lords identified as 49-year-old Kelechi Monday Nwaobasi and his 50-year-old sister, Chinwe Rose Nwaobasi.
Spokesperson of the agency, Femi Babafemi, who confirmed the development in a statement on Sunday, said that operatives from the NDLEA Special Operations Unit, busted the cartel and following the arrest of the siblings, the operatives seized a consignment of cocaine and methamphetamine worth over N4. .7 billion street value from their hideout in Aba, Abia state.
“The special operation carried out on Thursday 13 and Friday 14 June 2024, at 3B, Boundary Avenue, Aba, and a residence along Ohia road, Ohia, Abia State was carried out after months of intelligence gathering, leading to the arrest of the leaders gang and combined seizure of 20.76 kilograms of cocaine and methamphetamine from them,” said Babafemi.
“In a related development, NDLEA operatives in Lagos state have discovered a large warehouse containing large quantities of codeine-based syrup, located at Comfort Oboh area in Kirikiri, where four persons linked to the import and distribution of opioids were arrested during an intelligence-led raid to these facilities.
“Those arrested include: Kingsley Amanambu Obumneke, 38; Emeka Emmanuel, 48; Bornaventure Ugochukwu, 59; and Martin Dike, 56, while a total of 82,000 bottles of opioids worth over N600 million street value, a Toyota Tacuma truck and two buses used to distribute the substance were recovered from the location on Monday June 10, 2024. when NDLEA officers carried out an operation.
“Two days later, on Wednesday June 12, officers intercepted another suspect, Ibrahim Abdulhamid with 29,100 tramadol pills and other opioids as well as 3.9 liters of codeine syrup in Alaba Suru, Ojo local council area of the state.
“A total of 230,600 225mg and 200mg tramadol pills were recovered from the duo of Yasir Rabi’u, 23, and Abubakar Ado, 30, who are major distributors of illegal drugs in Kano and Jigawa states, when they were arrested on Monday 10 June in Gadar Tamburawa Kano area.
Likewise, another suspect, Hassan Abdullahi Ali, 25, was arrested with 150 bottles of codeine syrup in the Kofar Nassarawa area of Kano on Tuesday 11 June.
“In Ogun state, NDLEA agents on Monday June 10 seized 390kg of marijuana and arrested the trio Muhammad Sani, Nura Mohammad and Samaila Rabe in an early morning raid in Ibese area of the state, while officers on Wednesday June 12 blew up skuchies who makes skuchies. factory in Sabo area of Shagamu town where seven suspects were arrested.
“They include: Kareem Jamiu; Oriyimi Come on; Bamidele Wasiu; Rasheed Olarewanju; Ramota Lawal; Amudalat Olarewanju; and Adeniyi Omotosho.
READ ALSO:NDLEA arrests 65-year-old man for distributing illegal drugs in Sokoto
“The exhibits obtained include: 387 liters of skuchies; 70 liters of industrial codeine; 25kg of marijuana and different quantities of tramadol, rophynol, diazepam, as well as various equipment used in the production of new psychoactive substances.
“No less than 10,534.78 kilograms of cannabis was destroyed in 4,213912 hectares of agricultural land on Wednesday June 12 when NDLEA officers raided Uhen forest in Ovia North East council area of Edo state where four suspects, Frank Ishoku, 38; Clifford Ossai, 49; Vanger Timothy, 30; and John Peter Oluwaseyi, 30, were arrested and 16kg of processed cannabis recovered for prosecution purposes.
“In a similar development, 18,425kg of the same psychoactive substance in 7.37 hectares of agricultural land was destroyed by NDLEA operatives supported by personnel of other security agencies in the dense forest of Ise Ekiti, Ekiti state on Friday 14 June.
“In Abuja, Federal Capital Territory, two suspects: Muhammad Abba, 33, and Samson Ehizogie, 42, were arrested with 3,550 bottles of “Akuskura”, a new psychotropic mixture, by officers in raids on Friday June 14 at Garki Area 10 and Dutse Suokale, both members of the FCT.
“While Emmanuel Ogechi, 24, was caught with 11,200 tramadol pills on Wednesday 12 June along the Otukpo-Enugu road, by NDLEA operatives in Benue state, Anayo Onwe, 40, was caught with 62.4kg of cannabis sativa in Nteje as well as 1kg of methamphetamine in his possession the fleeing suspects, in Oraifite, both in Anambra state were seized.
“In Kwara state, Muhammed Musa, 24, was caught with 33kg of cannabis at Bode-Saadu, Jebba, while Shokuro Adeola, 59, was caught with 11.5kg of the same substance along the Lagos-Ibadan expressway, Oyo state.
“Chairman/Chief Executive Officer of NDLEA, Brig. General Mohamed Buba Marwa (Rtd) commended the officers and men of the Special Operations Unit, Lagos, Ogun, Kano, Ekiti, Oyo, Kwara, Anambra, Benue and FCT Command Agencies for the arrest and seizure.
“He noted that their operational success and that of their counterparts across the country was greatly appreciated.
He urged them not to stop at what they want, but to continue to intensify efforts to reduce the supply of medicines and reduce the demand for medicines.”
N4.7 billion worth of cocaine and methamphetamine seized when NDLEA blows up warehouse in Lagos, arrests siblings in Aba
– Found skuchies factory in Ogun, found 230,900 tramadol pills in Kano; destroyed 28,959kg of cannabis in Edo forest, Ekiti
Read more at:https://t.co/Ftr1xkC381 pic.twitter.com/E8gYPoGu3s
— NDLEA NIGERIA (@ndlea_nigeria) June 16, 2024
The post NDLEA raids warehouse, seizes drugs worth N4.7 billion, arrests siblings in Aba appeared first on Latest Nigeria News | Top News from Ripples Nigeria.
